I had to go to London yesterday.  This used to be a daily commute, where you put on a hard carapace and pretend no-one else existed.  Going in during the day, there is a greater variety of people and I found myself watching my fellow travellers.

The London train was crowded.  The man opposite couldn’t stop fidgeting, pale face above unknotted tie, tapping stress-songs on the armrest.  Before we stopped, he ran.